It’s been nearly half a century since The Duprees, a Jersey City doo-wop group, started a successful recording and performing career. But as often happens with small bands, the original members quit, retired or died and others took their places, leading to litigation over who has the rights to the group’s name.
Heirs of Michael Arnone, a founding member, sued the modern-day incarnation, led by Tony Testa, for violation of a trademark to The Duprees that Arnone obtained in 1981. Arnone’s estate settled the suit last November, allowing Testa’s group to perform as licensees for an undisclosed percentage.
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